doline
doline — 名詞
1. a bowl-shaped hole in the ground that appears when the surface layer of earth co
溶蝕坑
石灰岩區地表塌陷形成的凹洞
a bowl-shaped hole in the ground that appears when the surface layer of earth collapses into an empty space below, commonly found in limestone regions where groundwater has gradually dissolved the rock
Three days of heavy rain opened a wide doline in the Okonkwo family's cornfield.
三天暴雨使 Okonkwo 一家的玉米田中央裂開一處寬闊的溶蝕坑。
doline + verb 'opened up' + location with 'in'
The hiking guide warned the group about a deep doline hidden near the Karst trail.
登山嚮導警告團員，喀斯特地區步道旁藏著一處很深的溶蝕坑。
Eri drew a diagram showing how a doline forms when an underground cave roof collapses.
Eri 畫了一張圖，說明地下洞穴的頂部坍塌時如何形成溶蝕坑。
Engineers filled the doline with gravel and rock to make the construction site safe.
工程人員用礫石與岩石填補溶蝕坑，讓工地恢復安全。
A massive doline near the highway swallowed two cars before emergency crews closed the road.
公路旁一處巨大的溶蝕坑吞沒了兩輛車，隨後救難人員封閉了道路。
- sinkhole
the common everyday word for this landform; used in news, conversation, and general writing about ground collapse
- swallow hole
a British geography term for a doline where surface water drains into an underground channel
- cenote
a water-filled doline, typically in the limestone regions of Mexico and Central America
用法筆記
Doline is a technical geological term used mainly in academic writing, environmental surveys, and descriptions of karst landscapes. In everyday speech and news reports, 'sinkhole' is the standard word.